apple crumble tart

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 3 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 3/8 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/8 cup chopped blanched almonds
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter, chilled
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/3 cup dry

Recipe

• in a small bowl, mix flour, almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon together. add chilled butter and vanilla extract. cut together with a pastry blender until small crumbs form.
• unfold pastry and cut into a 10 inch circle. place on a large, ungreased baking sheet. brush with melted butter or margarine. arrange apples in the center of the pastry, leaving a 1/2 inch wide border of pastry. spoon almond topping gently over the apples, being careful it doesn't spill over the edges of the pastry.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• place egg yolks and 3 tablespoons sugar in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. beat mixture constantly with a portable electric mixer. when foamy, add the ; continue to beat until the mixture begins to thicken. do not overcook, or the mixture will curdle. remove from heat. serve warm over the apple crumble.